Theveneau de Francy

Theveneau de Francy was a representative of the Roderigue Hortalez Company, a shell company set up by France and Spain to give aid to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Theveneau de Francy was born in the Kingdom of France, and he worked as a banker with the Roderigue Hortalez Company. In this post, he was responsible for assisting the American cause with arms and financial assistance during the American Revolutionary War, meeting with General George Washington in Morristown, New Jersey in late 1777 at a dinner that he shared with Charles Lee, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Tallmadge, and other staff officers. At that dinner, Arnold insulted Lee and whoever wrote "Thoughts of a Free Man", a pamphlet criticizing Washington's career and demanding his removal as commander-in-chief, and Francy was formally introduced to Arnold.